Riley v. Riley

The bill is for the partition of land of Mary Riley, deceased, among her six children, the child of a deceased daughter, Katherine, and the child or a devisee of a deceased son, Michael.

The first dispute to be settled is whether the mother had title. The property at one time belonged to the son, Michael. He conveyed it to his father. Upon delivery of the deed the father declared in writing that he held the property in trust to (a) allow Michael to use it; (b) convey or mortgage it upon "the written request of the said Michael Riley under his hand and seal and endorsed on such deed or mortgage…